There's also plenty of references to villains he would be fighting throughout the album.
From Scarred
Can't let them rape me again
Your
venom's not family here
Lifting Shadows off a Dream:
He pours his soul into the water
reflecting the
mysteryThis is of course referring to Mysterio
Voices:
The spider in the window
That's a pretty obvious reference
And perhaps the best example of all:
Seen my diary on the newsstand
Seems we've lost the truth to quicksand
This one talks about after his battles with Sandman he sees himself and his life published on the Daily Bugle